Creator Bio
Max Apple
b. 1941
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Max Apple is a novelist, short story writer, and critic who teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania. His commentaries on American life reveal absurdities in the general culture and explore the nature of multigenerational Jewish families. Five of Apple’s books have been named New York Times Notable Books.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Roommates: My Grandfather’s Story
Gootie, my grandma, was a short, large-boned woman who made the kitchen her kingdom. She entered the living room only on special occasions—like Monday night to watch “I Love Lucy.” She had to think…